5063

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 11,228 people were counted in 5063: of these 46.1% were male and 53.9% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 5063 there were 1,729 children aged 0-14 years and 2,597 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, 10,064 people were Australian citizens, 2,370 were born overseas and 143 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, 40.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.9% were separated or divorced, 8.8% were widowed and 38.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, 74.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 5063 were England 5.4%, Italy 2.2%, Greece 2.0%, Malaysia 1.2% and New Zealand 0.9%.

Of all people counted in 5063 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 20.5%, No Religion 20.3%, Anglican 17.2%, Uniting Church 9.7% and Orthodox 5.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 4.2%, Italian 3.4%, Mandarin 1.0%, German 0.7% and Cantonese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,957 people aged 15 years and over in 5063 were in the labour force. Of these 62.3% worked full-time, 31.0% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.0% were unemployed. 3,199 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Associate Professionals 8.4%, Managers and Administrators 6.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.2%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 5063, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.1%, Health Services 7.4%, Education 6.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.3% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, 2,605 families were counted: of these, 41.1% were couple families without children, 40.0% were couple families with children, 16.0% were one parent families and 2.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, 4,806 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 5063, 58.8% were separate houses, 18.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, 33.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.5% were being purchased and 31.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 52.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 5063, 54.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.9% were single (or lone) person households and 7.1% were group households.